点评:The gardens at Stevington Manor house are now 30 years old. They are an interesting combination of cottage garden planting and more formal areas with hedges, ponds and topiary. The unique characteristic in the garden is the reference to art - with areas of the garden inspired by Hokusai's great wave; Barbara Hepworth's geometric drawings; as well as Rothko, Matisse and Monet.
On arrival, you are immediately struck by the white stem birches. These are underplanted with early daffodils. In the formal garden are many of the more unusual species snowdrops. In the far corner, with views beyond to the river, are clumps of yellow aconites. The cottage garden behind the house has many hellebores and some unusual low growing snow flakes. The other area of particular interest are the winter garden and adjacent Hepworth garden, with a number of ornamental shrubs.
The owners are very welcoming and pleased to share their garden with visitors and answer any questions. It has a relaxed and friendly feel and does not get overcrowded. We are looking forward to making a return visit later in the spring. You can hurry around in an hour and see everything, but to enjoy the many unusual and interesting varieties of plants, plan to spend one and a half or two hours. There are plenty of places to sit down. The manor is not open, toilets are available.
翻译:斯蒂文顿庄园的花园已有 30 年历史。它们是一个有趣的组合,既有农家花园的植物,也有更正式的区域,有树篱、池塘和修剪过的树木。花园的独特之处在于对艺术的参考——花园的某些区域受到葛饰北斋的巨浪、芭芭拉·赫普沃斯的几何画作以及罗斯科、马蒂斯和莫奈的启发。
到达后,您会立即被白干桦树所吸引。这些桦树下种植着早期的水仙花。正式花园里有许多更不寻常的雪花莲。在远处的角落,可以看到远处的河流,是一丛丛黄色的乌头。房子后面的农家花园里有许多嚏根草和一些不寻常的低矮雪花。另一个特别有趣的区域是冬季花园和相邻的赫普沃斯花园,里面有许多观赏灌木。
业主非常热情,很乐意与游客分享他们的花园并回答任何问题。它给人一种轻松友好的感觉,而且不会过于拥挤。我们期待着春天晚些时候再次来访。您可以在一个小时内匆匆游览并看到一切,但要欣赏许多不同寻常且有趣的植物品种,请计划花一个半小时或两个小时。有很多地方可以坐下来。庄园不开放,有厕所。